We help a go-getter of a woman in Bolivia
bySarah is 31 years old and is single. She makes a living selling ‘chorizo’ (seasoned pork sausage) sandwiches in the most populous street market in the city of El Alto.
BIG on kiva
Our favourite way to help others.
We help a mother of five in Pakistan
byKhurshid is a responsible mother of three daughters and two sons and is committed to fulfilling their needs.
We help a Bolivian woman with a fantastic hat
byLeandra, 62, is married and has two children who are 25 and 19 years old. She sells vegetables on a very busy street in the city of La Paz. That aside, WHAT A HAT! Awesome.
We help children in Columbia to access icecream
byJosé buys blocks of ice and ice cream treats to stock his carts, which he uses to travel around and sell ice cream, to the delight of the children in his area.
We help a farmer in El Salvador buy some good shit
byLiterally – shit. Manure in fact.
We help the wheels on a bus in Mexico go round and round
byHumberto is requesting our help to buy another bus, because he wants to grow his business and provide his wife with a better quality of life.
We help a group of women in Senegal
byThese women have such wonderful (and to me unpronounceable) names I thought I’d include them – Awa Tidiane, Aissatou Sidy, Dienabou, Mariama Aly, Aminata, Ansarou Diatta, Hawa Mamadou, Mariama, Dienabou Dembou, Oumou, Aissatou, Fatimatou, Aminata Balde, Kadiatou Saidou, Ramatoulaye Ismaila, Sona, Ousseynatou, Rougui, Mariama Poulo, Tombon , Bobo, Saibatou.
We help a young mum in Peru
byFor our 34th KIVA loan we’ve decided to help Rubi and her coffee crop. She needs money for organic fertilizer and I need my cup of Joe first thing in the morning or people die.
We help a widow in Georgia
byWhen I asked Miss5 why she chose this lady she said, “Cause none of the others are smiling.” I’m not entirely convinced Margalita is smiling either, but I guess it’s a pleasant enough grimace. I’m also wondering if she only has one leg.
We help a 21 year old mother in Kyrgyzstan buy livestock
byAigerim is 21 years old, married and has a 2-month baby. Animal husbandry and crop-farming are the main sources of income for Aigerim and her family.
We help a single mum in Ghana expand her retail yam business
byMary sells tubers of yam at Adum Banso near Takoradi. She has been in this business for 3 years now. Mary is divorced and has 4 children. As a single parent, she uses her income for the general upkeep of her children. Mary will use her loan to purchase more tubers of yam to sell.
We help a photographer in Senegal buy a camera
byThe beauty of this sort of charity is it helps people who are prepared to help themselves – it’s the old ‘give a man a fish, you feed him for a day, teach him how to fish and you feed him for life’ scenario.
We help some ladies in Tanzania get ahead
byThe reason I chose to help these ladies is they’re from Tanzania and we haven’t lent money to anyone in that country yet. I’m trying to fill in the map of Africa.
We help a mother of 8 in Uganda
byRose lives in Kampala, Uganda. She is married and has eight children, four of whom are in school. The main business challenge(s) for Rose include thieves and transportation.
We help a woman in Peru get a whole village hammered
byBy helping Yolanda with her dream of bringing together beer and tools under the one roof the whole village will now know where to go to get hammered.